Letters the the editor: 6/22

Vote Buechele: a necessary change

There will be a special election for fire commissioner from 6 to 9 p.m on Tuesday, June 25 at the Fairview Firehouse. All registered resident voters of the Fairview Fire District are eligible to vote. Voters are eligible for absentee ballots.

I am supporting Virginia Buechele, as she has been attending these monthly board meetings for many years and has a great knowledge of how the district should be managed. Ginny has been a continued advocate for the taxpayers-working on grant committees and being instrumental in receiving grant money to help the district.

For many years, the commissioners have been associated with the fire department. The need for continued change is clearly evident to many of this community.

According to his Facebook page Alan Crotty, a fire district insider, is a past chief at the Fairview Fire District and is associated with Roosevelt Fire District.

Please come out and vote for Ginny as she is the most qualified candidate for this position.

Anne Sutherland

Poughkeepsie

Buechele wasted taxpayers' dollars

I am a resident of the Fairview Fire District. In December 2012 there was an election for two open Fire Commissioner spots. One slot was filled with no opposition. The second spot was for a three-year term which ended in a tie.

The two people running were Virginia Buechele and Alan Crotty. Ms. Buechele was not happy with the tie and proceeded with a legal action to invalidate the vote. This matter was decided and the New York State Supreme Court concluded that it was in fact, a tie. Ms. Buechele was not happy with this decision either and filed an appeal. This appeal was recently decided by the Appellate Court, which also confirmed that the Supreme Court's decision was correct.

We the taxpayers had to pay an attorney to represent the Fairview Fire District in this legal issue, which need not have occurred. Do we vote for someone who caused a financially-strapped community to pay an exorbitant amount of legal fees for an issue that could have been resolved by a second election?

I know voting in fire district elections may not be a high priority, but I cannot encourage you enough to get out and vote from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at the Fairview Fire District. Please vote for Alan Crotty. Every vote counts.

Tracey Ricker

Poughkeepsie

Buechele will lessen community burden

There will be a special election for fire commissioner from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at the Fairview Firehouse. All registered resident voters of the Fairview Fire District are eligible to vote.

I am voting for Virginia Buechele; she has been a long-time community supporter who attends the monthly firehouse meetings. She has the knowledge and understanding of how a firehouse should run.

We are in one of the highest fire tax districts in New York state, due to the overwhelming tax exempt properties within the Fairview Fire District. We the taxpayers are left with the burden to carry, and I want someone with the tax payers' interests in mind when decisions are made at the firehouse.

Please come out and vote for Ginny Buechele and keep the fire district moving in the right direction by electing a representative from the community, not someone with ties to the firehouse.

Andrew Mennerich

Poughkeepsie

Pope 'expert' needs to check his facts

Sister Margherita Marchione, Ph.D. an expert on Pius XII, has spoken how the Rome branch of her order was directed to take in Jews. Further research showed cloistered abbeys and monasteries, not just in Rome, obeyed the Vicar of Christ and opened their doors, hiding Jews.

"Expert" O'Sullivan attacks Pope Francis, who has just arrived on the scene. I know that he did all he could to control the Jesuits from the heretical "liberation theology" against abortion and politicians supporting it. As Pope he has directed the bishops in Argentina to refuse Communion to politicians supporting abortion. Sexuality, women priests, contraception, abortion and homosexual acts are above Pope's pay grade. John Paul II was very clear on the fact that no pope can contradict God.

Informed citizens seem to know more than the "expert." One might ask if he has a prejudice?

Patricia Tobin Kennedy

Poughkeepsie

Road Runners Club thanks supporters

The Mid Hudson Road Runners Club held the 36th annual Joseph McDonald/ Bill Cruise Memorial run on June 1 in the Village of Wappingers Falls. The race was sponsored by the Southern Dutchess Family Practice, Continental Screen Printing, Poughkeepsie Nissan of Wappingers Falls, Village of Wappingers Falls Recreation Department, Neighborhood Daycare Center, Imaginative Multi Media, the Wappingers Business and Professional Association, the St. Patrick's Parade Committee, MVP and Jack Fedigan for the use of his tent. I would like to give a big thank you to all the volunteers. Also, thanks to the Village Police Department and the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department for doing an outstanding job controlling traffic and keeping the roads safe for the runners.

Joel Bender from Bedford was the 5K winner, first female was Danielle Axelrod from LaGrangeville. The 10k winner was Mike Chow from Wappingers Falls. The first female was Ashley Petretti from Wappingers Falls. Don Trabucco from the Village won the Joseph McDonald Trophy. The one mile race was won by Reese Robinson from Poughkeepsie and first female was Delaney Collins from Poughkeepsie.

Many thanks to the Poughkeepsie Journal and The Southern Dutchess News for printing various stories on the race.

Pete Sanfilippo

race director, Mid Hudson Road Runners Club

Wappingers Falls

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Letters the the editor: 6/22

There will be a special election for fire commissioner from 6 to 9 p.m on Tuesday, June 25 at the Fairview Firehouse. All registered resident voters of the Fairview Fire District are eligible to vote.

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